June 24 , 1905 . THE GARDEN 1 HQ WORLD . 
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The Editor will he pleased to receive particulars of the Fixtures, Meetings, Lectures, &cof Horticultural Societies, Secretaries 
or Members willing to send us brief notes of general interest are invited to forward name and address to the Editor, who will 
gladly send supply of stamped addressed contributors’’ slips. 
Please be Concise. 
A number of our correspondents who kindly 
send us particulars of the doings of their 
Societies make their accounts far too long for 
bur purpose ; in some cases they partake of 
the nature of lengthy descriptive articles ex¬ 
tending over half a column or more. Much 
as we should like to print their articles, it 
would be obviously impossible to do so while 
the space we can give to such matters is con¬ 
fined to two pages. We feel sure that on 
consideration our correspondents will recog¬ 
nise this fact, and the further fact that the 
briefer their contributions the more notices 
we can insert. We point this out in order to 
save our correspondents unnecessary time 
and trouble. We can only find room for thel 
salient matters of interest, and must reluc¬ 
tantly bar mere descriptive writing. 
Wo Summer Session. 
Mr. Coleby, F.R.H.S., the hon. secretary 
and treasurer of the Wargrave and District 
iGardeners’ M.I.S., writes:—“I think you 
have made a decided change for the better in 
The Gabdening Wobld. . . . You will 
notice by enclosed programme of meetings 
that we have brought our first session to a 
close, for we have found it next to useless to 
have meetings in the summer months. This 
district is, as you may know, on the banks of 
the Thames, and is a very fashionable river¬ 
side resort. The gardeners have very little 
time in the middle of the "summer months to 
spare for meetings, so for the past three or 
four years we have closed for June, July, and 
August.” 
A Difficulty with Young Members. 
“I am pleased,” he continues, “you are 
trying to obtain essays on the ‘ Extension of 
membership and usefulness of horticultural 
societies,’ for that is one of our greatest 
troubles. The old members take much in¬ 
terest in the society, but the younger ones—- 
really those most wanted, and who would 
obtain the greatest benefit—think too much 
i of cricket, etc. We have met, talked, pro¬ 
posed, and tried all sorts of ideas ; but the 
result has been very meagre. The next ses¬ 
sion’s programme (now with the printers) is 
contributed to by young members chiefly, and 
we hope it will act as a ‘ draw.’ ” 
Why not More Summer Outings ? 
In the multitude of counsellors there is 
said to be wisdom. Let us hope, therefore, 
that the result of our essay competition will 
include some practical suggestions for deal¬ 
ing with this particular aspect of the subject 
—How to make the summer meetings of these 
societies more attractive. Cricket and other 
outdoor games, may or may not be overdone, 
but it is certain that at this time of the year 
most people 1 —and perhaps young people more 
especially—delight to be in the open air as 
much as possible. We note that many horti¬ 
cultural societies are successfully carrying 
through a. summer programme. We would 
suggest that at this season of the year the 
meetings of societies should consist largely of 
excursions to florists’ establishments and to 
notable neighbouring gardens, the permission 
to view which would probably be obtained 
without difficulty. These outings can be made 
most enjoyable, and instructive as well, and 
should prove a strong factor in maintaining 
the interest and increasing the membership 
of our amateur and other gardening societies. 
We have reason to know that many societies 
successfully adopt this idea who would other¬ 
wise have to suspend their meetings during 
the warm months. 
Sheffield’s Vigorous Society. 
Tire Sheffield Floral and Horticultural 
Society do not apparently find the interest 
in their summer meetings lag, for about 60 
of the members attended the monthly meet¬ 
ing on Wednesday, the 7th inst., and were| 
well rewarded for their trouble. The Gloxi¬ 
nias would have taken some beating, the first 
prize plant being a superb specimen. In cut 
blooms, Roses, Begonias, and Orchids were 
well shown. A wonderfully fine Spiraea, some 
3 ft. across, and with 40 or 50 spikes of bloom, 
secured well-merited attention; and as for 
Violas, well, there were 84 bunches of six 
blooms each in competition for a silver medal 
offered by Mr. J. Artindale, and good ones 
they were. The competition was keen, and 
gave the judges some trouble. In addition 
to this, Messrs. Artindale and Son staged a 
grand selection of Violas, for which they are 
famous, as also did Mr. C. A. Ellis, both 
being awarded certificates, Mr. F. Cook also 
receiving a similar compliment for a new 
Aucuba (seedling). A practical and interest¬ 
ing paper on “ Carnations ,r was given by Mr. 
J. Edginton. The interest in the society un¬ 
doubtedly increases, and the monthly meet¬ 
ings have a decided influence for good. The 
schedule of the annual show has been pub¬ 
lished, and can be had of the secretary. 
Exchange of Schedules. 
“Secretary” writes to us as follows: — 
“Feeling that an exchange of schedules by 
various societies might be of some service, I 
recently sent a schedule of my society to a 
number of secretaries, with a polite request 
for a copy of theirs, but received only two in 
response. Now, I think there is nothing to 
be gained by isolating our societies, but that 
the spirit of friendliness, with a view of ex¬ 
tending their influence, would be beneficial. 
I am always pleased to receive a request from 
other societies, and also to show or lend their 
schedules to our members, and who knows 
what exhibitors may thus be secured ? ” 
Bournemouth G.M.I.A. 
At the meeting of the Bournemouth 
and District Gardener’s’ Mutual Improvement 
Association, held on Tuesday last at the 
Avenue Restaurant, with Mr. C. Pearce (Ast- 
ney Firs Gardens) in the chair, a paper on 
“ Hybrid Rhododendrons ” was read by Mr. 
C. Nippard (Ashton Court Gardens), who 
dealt with the subject in an able manner. A 
long discussion followed, after which the 
reader was heartily thanked for the informa¬ 
tion imparted. A fine collection of Calceo¬ 
larias was exhibited by Mr. C. T. "King 
(Higham Gardens), who. was awarded the 
society’s certificate of merit. 
Vickerstown H.S. 
There are 158 classes in the schedule of the 
second annual show of the Vickerstown (Cum¬ 
berland) Hoi-ticultural Society, to be held on 
August 12th. The cottagers’ classes are con¬ 
fined to residents on the Isle of "VYalney; 
those for professionals and amateurs are open. 
After an expenditure of £57 19s. 8d., the first 
show left a balance in hand of 15s. lid. \ is- 
count Dunluce is president for the year. 
The Cardiff G.A. 
The members of the Cardiff Gardeners’ As¬ 
sociation have decided to visit the “ Kings’ 
Acre Nurseries, Limited,” on the occasion of 
their annual outing, which is fixed to take 
place on Monday, August 14th next. And 
after luncheon they intend to drive from Here¬ 
ford to Holme Lacy, the beautiful seat of the 
Earl of Chesterfield (by kind permission of 
that nobleman). The arrangements are in the 
hands of the hon. secretary (Mr. John Julian). 
Reducing the Deficit. 
At the annual meeting of the Lutterworth 
and District Horticultural Society, held on 
the 7th inst., the accounts were submitted, 
showing receipts £115. The payments, in¬ 
cluding prizes £40, left a balance in hand of 
£6 10s. 9d.,which, transferred to the deficiency 
account, reduced the deficit to £23 17s. lid. 
The annual show is to be held on Feast Tues¬ 
day. The president, treasurer, committee, 
and secretary were re-elected. The secretary 
(Mr. T. H. Lee) is, we regret to hear, laid 
aside by illness, and a vote of condolence wag 
passed at the meeting, and the hope expressed 
that he would speedily be restored to health. 
Society Libraries. 
There is no more useful adjunct to a horti¬ 
cultural society than a horticultural library. 
Every society ought to aim at possessing such 
an indispensable auxiliary in their work. The 
fact that the committee of the Egham and 
District Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement As¬ 
sociation have just been able to form a library 
of this kind suggested the above remarks. The 
secretary, Mr. T. J. Wheeler, reports that 
the members of this association had a very 
enjoyable meeting on the 7th inst., when Mr. 
Peerless, of Glenwood, read a paper on 
“ Gloxinias,” in which he described the best 
methods of cultivation. The paper was much 
appreciated. Mr. Brown, of Cooper s Hill 
College, exhibited a collection of garden insect 
pests', and delivered a brief account of their 
haunts and peculiarities, and the best method 
of exterminating them. There was a small 
but excellent exhibition of flowers and vege¬ 
tables. 
Wood Green H.S. 
At the monthly meeting of this society, 
held on the 7th inst., there was a good at¬ 
tendance of members, and an excellent show 
of vegetables and flowers. Mr. Welsford de¬ 
livered an informing lecture on “ Carnations. 
The president stated that in connection with 
the July Show, in the Town Hall grounds, 
there will be a bowling match—District Coun¬ 
cil versus Bowness Green Bowling Club. 
